10 Facts About Tiger

1) The markings on a tiger’s forehead closely resemble the Chinese character for “King”. So this means Tiger is the king of all the animals.

2) They are called Bengal tiger also known as Royal Bengal Tiger is because they are originally from Bangladesh. And the word is too long that’s why people go with the language that Bangladeshi people speak and Bay of Bengal.

3) Tiger is a national animal of Bangladesh and India.

4) The tiger became more important in relation to culture of Indian and Bangladeshi imagery of goddess “Maa Durga”. Durga, is depicted as a warrior riding a tiger also a powerful woman. She has 10 arms and rides her tigress, named Damon, when going into battle.

5) There are only an estimated 3,200 tigers left in the wild.

6) Tigers can live up to 15 years in Wild.

7) The tiger is the biggest cat on the earth.

8) The trade in wild tigers is illegal worldwide. The estimated value of the illegal wildlife trade is US $10 billion a year.

9) If tigers are continue to be killed, they could become extinct within 20 years.

10) Tiger’s stripes are like human fingerprints. No tigers have the same pattern.

11) The Caspian, Javan and Balinese tiger are all extinct.

12) China use tiger to make medicine or to treat human.

13) A tiger’s roar can be heard as far as 2 mi (3 km) away.

14) Tiger eyes are 6 times better than human.